Crime
Shooting at Jervey Gantt Park Results in Arrests Outside MCYFL Football Game
The intended target was not hit, and the bullets instead struck the innocent bystander.
Ocala, Florida (October 9, 2024) – A shooting incident occurred on October 5, 2024, at Jervey Gantt Park, resulting in injuries to an innocent bystander.
According to the Ocala Police Department, officers responded to a call of a shooting in the parking lot after an MCYFL football game.
Upon arrival, they discovered a man with non-life-threatening injuries to his leg.
Following an investigation by Detective Grosso, the offender, Ewonye Jyiell Pinkney (18), was identified as the individual who fired several rounds from a vehicle driven by Kayla Jarrell (19).
The intended target was not hit, and the bullets instead struck the innocent bystander.
Pinkney was subsequently arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, public firearm discharge from a vehicle, possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent, and carrying a concealed firearm.
Jarrell was also arrested and charged with principal to aggravated battery with a firearm and principal to aggravated assault with a firearm.
The Ocala Police Department continues to investigate the incident and urges anyone with information to come forward.
The Chicago Police Department has charged a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman at a CTA Green Line station on Thursday afternoon.
Willi Holmes, 54, faces one felony count of first-degree murder following the death of 25-year-old Emily Carlson.
According to authorities, the incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. at the Central Avenue Green Line station.
Preliminary investigations reveal that Carlson was with another individual when a verbal altercation broke out involving Holmes.
The argument escalated into a physical confrontation, during which Holmes allegedly produced a knife and stabbed Carlson in the back.
Holmes then fled the scene.
Emergency medical personnel responded, and Carlson was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased.
Chicago police officers quickly located and arrested Holmes shortly after the attack.
A weapon believed to have been used in the stabbing was recovered at the time of his arrest.
Sources indicated that the altercation began on the station platform and continued onto the street.
Holmes is currently in custody and is scheduled to appear at a detention hearing on Saturday.
The investigation remains ongoing.